Architect: Unknown, 1845

Although the original trompe l’oeil decoration had been painted over in the  Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, peeling paint revealed its existence. Through finish analysis and the creation of a special chemical process, the over-paint was successfully removed, allowing us to save the original decorative paint without damage. As a result the entire decorative program used in the sanctuary could be conserved rather than re-painted.

Clues to the trompe L' Oeil mural behind the pulpit were revealed after a fire consumed the pulpit curtain and blistered the paint.  Using the same removal process revealed a perspective view into a chamber.  Although the fire damage required restoration of certain parts of the decorative paint, most of the mural could be conserved.